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Customer: Type your message... our small dog stands up before taking a poo and ocassionally has diahrea JA: Thanks. Can you give me any more details about your issue? Customer: gets excited and tries to look in window and finnaly poos JA: OK got it. Last thing — JustAnswer charges a fee (generally around $19) to post your type of question to Dog Experts (you only pay if satisfied). There are a couple customers ahead of you. Are you willing to wait a bit? Customer: ok JA: OK. Now I'm going to take you to a page to place a secure deposit with JustAnswer. Don't worry, this chat is saved. After that, we will finish helping you.

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I'm not quite sure what your question is. Are you saying that your dog sometimes defecates while standing up and not assuming the normal hunched position?

What breed is your dog?

How old is your dog?

I'm not sure what you mean by gets excited, tries to look in window and then defecates. Are you inside and the dog outside?

That behavior is pretty normal for a small dog. Some dogs even require a short walk before they are able to defecate. Many dogs will spend 10 minutes finding the perfect spot to defecate and other will spend minutes circling to find the perfect spot. There is even some studies out there that indicate dogs may align themselves north to south when defecating.

As for diarrhea, it is not unusual for a dog to experience occasional diarrhea. It can be caused by an unusual treat, parasites like worms, a protozoan infection like giardia or coccidian or even stress. Some anxious dogs experience diarrhea on a regular basis and it can be linked to IBS (irritable bowel syndrome).

If your dog is only experiencing diarrhea every once in a while, I wouldn’t be too concerned. You can add a teaspoon of canned pumpkin (not pie filling) or Metamucil to the food which will help keep the feces pliable but absorb excess fluid in the bowels eliminating diarrhea.

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I want to mention that her breed can have problems with disc issues in the back which can cause a dog to have less control of the bowels. If it is like she has no control of her bowels then that might be an issue . You would need her checked for disc issues. Read more on these here: